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Influence of marital status on testosterone levels—a ten year follow-up of 1113 men

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Table of Contents Highlights Testosterone levels decrease in men who get married. Testosterone levels increase in men who get divorced. The capacity for testosterone production did not differ according to marital status. The...
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Analysis, showed that the risk of new-onset heart failure, compared with the risk in those with a low HCT, was 27% greater in those with a low-normal HCT, 47% greater in those with a normal HCT, and 78% greater in those with a high-normal level...
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Table of Contents Clomid (generic name: clomiphene citrate) is a medication commonly prescribed to treat infertility in women. It stimulates hormone production in the female body, promoting ovulation (the growth and release of a mature...

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Should We Be Managing Estradiol and Hematocrit in Men on Testosterone Replacement?

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Let's try to clear up some confusion here. No need to debate what the E2 level in a young male going through puberty would be but yes it can run >70. This is not the point. The point is that a level of 70 is not harmful to men. The harm to men...
Natural Testosterone Rebound, A Case Study
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